South Koreans have voted and former human rights attorney Moon Jae-in is the country’s next leader. So, what can we expect from the new president?

South Korea’s President Moon Jae-In waves to his supporters as he greets members of staff as he arrives near the presidential Blue House in Seoul on May 10, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES)

Moon won the country’s elections with more than 40 percent of the vote and took office just a day later. He takes the helm of a country wrestling with economic woes and tension with neighboring DPRK.

CGTN’s Jack Barton reports from Seoul.

The Heat: South Korea swears in Moon Jae-in as new president Pt 1

South Koreans have voted and former human rights attorney Moon Jae-in is the country’s next leader. So, what can we expect from the new president? Moon won the country’s elections with more than 40 percent of the vote and took office just a day later. He takes the helm of a country wrestling with economic woes and tension with neighboring DPRK. CGTN’s Jack Barton reports from Seoul.

To discuss the outlook for South Korea:

Esther Park, chief correspondent of the New York Bureau for the Korean Broadcasting System, or KBS.

Jee Abbey Lee, a reporter with Voice of America.

Qinduo Xu, a political analyst for China Radio International.

Jonathan Pollack, Interim SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies in the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution.

The Heat: South Korea swears in Moon Jae-in as new president Pt 2

South Koreans have voted and former human rights attorney Moon Jae-in is the country’s next leader. So, what can we expect from the new president? Moon won the country’s elections with more than 40 percent of the vote and took office just a day later. He takes the helm of a country wrestling with economic woes and tension with neighboring DPRK. To discuss the outlook for South Korea: Esther Park, chief correspondent of the New York Bureau for the Korean Broadcasting System, or KBS. Jee Abbey Lee, a reporter with Voice of America. Qinduo Xu, a political analyst for China Radio International. Jonathan Pollack, Interim SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies in the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution.

The Heat: South Korea swears in Moon Jae-in as new president Pt 3

South Koreans have voted and former human rights attorney Moon Jae-in is the country’s next leader. So, what can we expect from the new president? Moon won the country’s elections with more than 40 percent of the vote and took office just a day later. He takes the helm of a country wrestling with economic woes and tension with neighboring DPRK. To discuss the outlook for South Korea: Esther Park, chief correspondent of the New York Bureau for the Korean Broadcasting System, or KBS. Jee Abbey Lee, a reporter with Voice of America. Qinduo Xu, a political analyst for China Radio International. Jonathan Pollack, Interim SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies in the Center for East Asia Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution.